Yasuharu Takanashi
Japanese composer (born 1963) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yasuharu Takanashi (高梨 康治, Takanashi Yasuharu, born April 13, 1963) is a prolific Japanese composer and arranger for anime and video game series. His anime composition credits include Naruto Shippuden, Fairy Tail, Log Horizon, Shiki, Hell Girl, and Record of Ragnarok.[1][2]
Yasuharu Takanashi 高梨 康治 | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 13, 1963 |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Instrument | Keyboard |
| Website | www |
Biography
Takanashi was born in Tokyo, in 1963. At the age of 18, he began playing keyboard, later working as the keyboardist for the band Hellen. In 1993, he formed the group Planet Earth with a Hellen's guitarist and others, releasing the album Big Bang in the same year.[3]
In the late 1990s, he joined Musashi Project, a rock band which features traditional Japanese musical instruments. In 2002, alongside Musashi and Toshio Masuda, he made his debut as a composer in the anime series Naruto, writing the track "Sadness and Sorrow".[4]
He is currently the leader of the group Yaiba, which co-composes some of Takanashi's soundtrack works.[5]
Takanashi has received the JASRAC International Award for the soundtrack of Naruto Shippuden five times—in 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020 and 2021.[6][7]
Works
Anime
Anime films
Video games
| Year | Title | Co-composer(s) | Ref(s) |
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| 2002 | Maximum Chase | ||
| 2003 | Dinosaur Hunting | ||
| Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander | |||
| 2005 | Genji: Dawn of the Samurai | ||
| Beat Down: Fist of Vengeance | |||
| 2006 | Genji: Days of the Blade | ||
| 2007 | Pachi-Slot Sengoku Musou, Yamasa Digi World SP: Pachi-Slot Sengoku Musou | ||
| Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander the 2nd | |||
| 2008 | Neoromance Stage: In the Time of Being Far Away ~ Mai One night ~ | Kenji Fujisawa | |
| Neoromance Stage: In the Middle of a Distant Time ~ Obtain Prevention ~ | Kenji Fujisawa | [75] | |
| 2012 | Onimusha Soul | Kenji Fujisawa, Hiromi Mizutani and Hiroshi Motofuji | |
| 2014 | J-Stars Victory VS | ||
| 2016 | Celestial Arculs | [76] | |
| 2019 | Decisive Battle! Heiankyo | [77] | |
| Dragon Raja | |||
| 2020 | Shan Hai Jing Hua | ||
| 2021 | Gate of Nightmares | [78] |
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Co-composer(s) | Ref(s) |
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| 2003 | Chouseishin Gransazer | ||
| 2004 | Tokyo Wankei | Yiruma | [79] |
| Genseishin Justirisers | Kenji Kojima | ||
| 2007 | Kawaii! JeNny | ||
| 2013 | Fire Leon | Kenji Fujisawa | |
| 2018 | Ultraman R/B | [80] |
Live-action films
| Year | Title | Co-composer(s) | Ref(s) |
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| 2008 | GeGeGe no Kitarō: The Millennium Curse | Taku Izumi |
Drama CDs
| Year | Title | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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| 2002 | Z/ETA Drama CD | ||
| 2007 | Shabake: Usuo Usuo | ||
| 2009 | Mikarun X | ||
| 2012 | Maou Yu Demon King: Female Knight in the Country of Flowers | ||
| Maou Yu Demon King: One King, Two Roads | |||
| 2013 | Fantasista Doll: Special | Composer for 6 episodes | |
| Log Horizon: Gold of the Kunie 7 Offering Golden | |||
| The Severing Crime Edge: Futari no Sonomae | Recycled tracks | ||
| Maou Yu Demon King: Yuge Gaidai Dunes National Archery | Composer for part 1 and 2 | ||
| 2014 | Maou Yu Demon King Hero Declaration: An Unnamed Girl Shouts | Recycled tracks | |
| 2018 | The Testament of Sister New Devil Blu-ray BOX Ecstasy CD | [81] |
Discography
With Hellen
| Year | Title | Ref(s) |
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| 1985 | Talon of King | [82] |
With Planet Earth
| Year | Title | Ref(s) |
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| 1993 | Big Bang | [83] |
With Musashi
| Year | Title | Ref(s) |
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| 1998 | Far East Groove | |
| 2000 | Yamato | |
| 2001 | Musashi with Ryudo Uzaki | |
| 2002 | Miyamoto Musashi |
References
External links
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